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Harlem Renaissance
The movement of Southern blacks to Northern cities, the emergence of radical thought, and the publication of black magazines set the stage for the Harlem Renaissance, the time when black writers produced some of the most profound literary works.

Jessie Redmon Fauset
Harlem Renaissance writer Jessie Redmon Fauset's career was short, but it was one that produced several notable novels.

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